diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 9b7792fb..b93a79c6 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -5680,7 +5680,7 @@ unless they are part of a
 replacement.
 For example:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
-#{?pane_in_mode,#[fg=white#,bg=red],#[fg=red#,bg=white]}#W .
+#{?pane_in_mode,#[fg=white#,bg=red],#[fg=red#,bg=white]}#W
 .Ed
 .Pp
 String comparisons may be expressed by prefixing two comma-separated